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And the priestהַכֹּהֵןshall writeוְכָתַבtheseהָאֵלֶּהimprecationsאֶת הָאָלֹתin a scrollבַּסֵּפֶרand wipe them offוּמָחָהinto the waterאֶל מֵיof bitterness.הַמָּרִים
Numbers 5:23
Study it in the app“And the priest shall write these imprecations in a scroll and wipe them off into the water of bitterness.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 5:23, word by word
- And the priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- shall writeכָתַבchatav
write
To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.
Where else “chatav” appears- imprecationsאָלֹתalot
oath
An oath that brings a curse if broken.
Where else “alot” appears- in a scrollסֵּפֶרsefer
book
A scroll of skin or papyrus on which law, history or a record is written.
Where else “sefer” appears- and wipe them offמָחָהmacha
blot out
To erase completely, or destroy someone.
Where else “macha” appears- into the waterמֵיme
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “me” appears- of bitternessמָּרִיםmarim
bitter
Bitter in taste, unpleasant to the tongue.
Where else “marim” appears
The context
22may this water that brings a curse go into your bowels to make the belly swell and the thigh sag.’ And the woman shall say, ‘Amen, amen.’
23 · This verse (above)
24And he shall make the woman drink the water of bitterness that brings a curse, and the water that brings a curse shall enter into her to become bitter.